Forty-third annual report of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum for the year 1895, and financial statements, 1995-96.

  • County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1896
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Forty-third annual report of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum for the year 1895, and financial statements, 1995-96. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    5/94
    THE OF THE COMMITTEE OF VISITORS OF THE COUNTY AND CITY OF WORCESTER LUNATIC ASYLUM. Presented to the County Council of the County of Worcester and the Town Council of the City of Worcester, pursuant to Section 190 of the Lunacy Act, 1890. 1. —The Committee of Visitors of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum beg to present to the Councils of the County and City of Worcester respectively their Report for the year ending the 31st December, 1895. 2. —The Committee feel that they may congratulate the Councils upon the retention in their service of Dr. E. Marriott Cooke, their Medical Superintendent, who con¬ tinues to discharge so ably and satisfactorily the very responsible duties which devolve upon him, and renders the Committee such valuable assistance in the adminis¬ tration of the affairs of the Asylum. They are also again able to speak favourably of the conduct of the other Officers of the Asylum, as well as that of the Attendants generally. 3. —Changes have occurred during the year in the Medical Staff ; Dr. Macnaughton having resigned the position of Second Assistant Medical Officer, we promoted in his place Mr. Bubb, who had theretofore, to our complete satisfaction, filled that of Third Assistant Medical Officer, and in Mr. Bubb’s stead appointed Mr. Herbert Pulford. These gentlemen, with Mr. Braine Hartnell, second Dr. Cooke’s efforts to ameliorate the condition of the Patients placed under their charge. 4. —Mrs. Shaw, who for eight years filled the office of Housekeeper, in the month of May last intimated her desire to resign owing to continued ill-health which